Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Fairview special feeder sale, feeders steers and heifers sold mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Four load lots of upper 7wt. steers brought from 141.5 to 152.00. Two load lots of lower 8wt. steers brought 142.25 to 151.00. Two load lots of upper 7wt. heifers brought 130.50 to 132.00. Two load lots of lower 8 wt. heifers brought 128.50 to 129.50. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.03/cwt on 1,060 head.

Average price

$147.03

1,060 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	678	147.62	1,001	999
Medium and Large 1-2	635	138.10	877	36
Large 1	601	136.87	823	18thin
Large 2	539	134.28	723	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,060 hd

147.03

—

IL average4 barns · 2,130 hd

142.39

+4.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1-2	—	773	144.29/cwt	131.00–152.00	1,115	301
Steers	Large 1-2	—	818	146.35/cwt	130.50–151.00	1,197	131
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	617	145.72/cwt	130.00–151.00	899	124
Steers	Large 1	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Large 1	—	452	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	683	2
Steers	Large 1	—	521	137.70/cwt	136.00–141.00	717	4
Steers	Large 1	—	577	141.14/cwt	137.00–142.00	814	6
Steers	Large 1	—	785	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,017	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	906	118.52/cwt	101.00–122.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	133.44/cwt	121.00–135.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	Large 1	—	643	125.55/cwt	112.00–139.00	807	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	779	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	702	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	142.63/cwt	138.00–149.00	655	7
Steers	Large 1	—	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	897	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	599	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	478	133.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	638	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	591	132.79/cwt	125.00–138.00	785	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	511	129.45/cwt	122.00–134.00	661	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	130.85/cwt	124.00–137.00	556	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	115.65/cwt	111.00–120.00	717	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	477	146.70/cwt	130.00–154.50	700	58
Heifers	Large 2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	370	142.09/cwt	135.00–149.00	526	2
Steers	Large 2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	714	129.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	922	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	979	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,096	12
Steers	Large 2	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Steers	Large 2	—	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	829	128.65/cwt	113.00–129.50	1,067	129
Steers	Large 2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	439	148.42/cwt	141.00–157.00	652	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	566	151.51/cwt	138.00–157.25	858	114
Heifers	Large 2	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Steers	Large 2	—	533	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	528	159.48/cwt	147.00–164.50	842	76
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	380	159.95/cwt	142.00–165.25	608	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	717	138.69/cwt	125.00–143.50	994	78
Steers	Large 1-2	—	430	166.67/cwt	146.00–175.00	717	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	779	129.15/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,006	198
Steers	Large 1-2	—	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	668	134.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	901	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	669	141.76/cwt	124.00–145.00	948	83
Steers	Large 1-2	—	852	130.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	572	135.58/cwt	128.00–142.50	776	106
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	523	138.12/cwt	128.00–144.00	722	92
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	164.71/cwt	150.00–174.00	782	46
Steers	Large 1-2	—	381	169.93/cwt	161.00–178.00	647	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	622	131.00/cwt	122.00–138.00	815	51

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Nov 12, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 1,903Last week 754Year ago 1,558

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
301	—	773	131.00–152.00	144.29
131	—	818	130.50–151.00	146.35
124	—	617	130.00–151.00	145.72
6	—	906	101.00–122.00	118.52
114	—	566	138.00–157.25	151.51
76	—	528	147.00–164.50	159.48
78	—	717	125.00–143.50	138.69
19	—	430	146.00–175.00	166.67
1	—	275	167.00	167.00
83	—	669	124.00–145.00	141.76
3	—	852	125.00–133.00	130.32
46	—	475	150.00–174.00	164.71
14	—	381	161.00–178.00	169.93
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
2	—	452	151.00	151.00
4	—	521	136.00–141.00	137.70
6	—	577	137.00–142.00	141.14
2	—	785	129.50	129.50
2	—	643	112.00–139.00	125.55
1	—	840	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
31	—	643	139.50	139.50
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
2	—	422	142.00	142.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
2	—	415	153.00	153.00
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
2	—	533	136.00–140.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	121.00–135.00	133.44
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	575	135.50	135.50
7	—	459	138.00–149.00	142.63
2	—	432	127.00	127.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	131.00–136.00	133.46
4	—	591	125.00–138.00	132.79
4	—	511	122.00–134.00	129.45
3	—	425	124.00–137.00	130.85
2	—	620	111.00–120.00	115.65
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	477	130.00–154.50	146.70
13	—	714	123.00–131.00	129.20
12	—	979	112.00	112.00
129	—	829	113.00–129.50	128.65
21	—	439	141.00–157.00	148.42
19	—	380	142.00–165.25	159.95
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
198	—	779	121.00–132.00	129.15
33	—	668	130.00–137.00	134.86
106	—	572	128.00–142.50	135.58
92	—	523	128.00–144.00	138.12
1	—	320	137.00	137.00
51	—	622	122.00–138.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	370	135.00–149.00	142.09
1	—	650	102.00	102.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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